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superior�察�he is no longer young' ´ at which word you are to 

conceive the Major's face。  'It is admitted he has broken his 

parole。  I know not his reason�察�and no more do you。  It might be 

patriotism in this hour of our country's adversity�察�it might be 

humanity�察�necessity�察�you know not what in the least�察�and you permit 

yourself to reflect on his honour。  To break parole may be a 

subject for pity and not derision。  I have broken mine ´ I�察�a 

colonel of the Empire。  And why�拭 �I have been years negotiating my 

exchange�察�and it cannot be managed�察�those who have influence at the 

Ministry of War continually rush in before me�察�and I have to wait�察�

and my daughter at home is in a decline。  I am going to see my 

daughter at last�察�and it is my only concern lest I should have 

delayed too long。  She is ill�察�and very ill�察 � at death's door。  

Nothing is left me but my daughter�察�my Emperor�察�and my honour�察�and 

I give my honour�察�blame me for it who dare��'



At this my heart smote me。



'For God's sake��' I cried�察�'think no more of what I have said�  �A 

parole�拭�what is a parole against life and death and love�拭 �I ask 

your pardon�察�this gentleman's also。  As long as I shall be with 

you�察�you shall not have cause to complain of me again。  I pray God 

you will find your daughter alive and restored。'



'That is past praying for��' said the Colonel�察�and immediately the 

brief fire died out of him�察�and�察�returning to the hearth�察�he 

relapsed into his former abstraction。



But I was not so easy to compose。  The knowledge of the poor 

gentleman's trouble�察�and the sight of his face�察�had filled me with 

the bitterness of remorse�察�and I insisted upon shaking hands with 

the Major ��which he did with a very ill grace���察�and abounded in 

palinodes and apologies。



'After all��' said I�察�'who am I to talk�拭 �I am in the luck to be a 

private soldier�察�I have no parole to give or to keep�察�once I am 

over the rampart�察�I am as free as air。  I beg you to believe that I 

regret from my soul the use of these ungenerous expressions。  Allow 

me 。 。 。 Is there no way in this damned house to attract attention�拭 �

Where is this fellow�察�Fenn��'



I ran to one of the windows and threw it open。  Fenn�察�who was at 

the moment passing below in the court�察�cast up his arms like one in 

despair�察�called to me to keep back�察�plunged into the house�察�and 

appeared next moment in the doorway of the chamber。



'Oh�察�sir��' says he�察�'keep away from those there windows。  A body 

might see you from the back lane。'



'It is registered��' said I。  'Henceforward I will be a mouse for 

precaution and a ghost for invisibility。  But in the meantime�察�for 

God's sake�察�fetch us a bottle of brandy�  �Your room is as damp as 

the bottom of a well�察�and these gentlemen are perishing of cold。'



So soon as I had paid him ��for everything�察�I found�察�must be paid in 

advance���察�I turned my attention to the fire�察�and whether because I 

threw greater energy into the business�察�or because the coals were 

now warmed and the time ripe�察�I soon started a blaze that made the 

chimney roar again。  The shine of it�察�in that dark�察�rainy day�察�

seemed to reanimate the Colonel like a blink of sun。  With the 

outburst of the flames�察�besides�察�a draught was established�察�which 

immediately delivered us from the plague of smoke�察�and by the time 

Fenn returned�察�carrying a bottle under his arm and a single tumbler 

in his hand�察�there was already an air of gaiety in the room that 

did the heart good。



I poured out some of the brandy。



'Colonel��' said I�察�'I am a young man and a private soldier。  I have 

not been long in this room�察�and already I have shown the petulance 

that belongs to the one character and the ill manners that you may 

look for in the other。  Have the humanity to pass these slips over�察�

and honour me so far as to accept this glass。'



'My lad��' says he�察�waking up and blinking at me with an air of 

suspicion�察�'are you sure you can afford it��'



I assured him I could。



'I thank you�察�then�此�I am very cold。'  He took the glass out�察�and a 

little colour came in his face。  'I thank you again��' said he。  'It 

goes to the heart。'



The Major�察�when I motioned him to help himself�察�did so with a good 

deal of liberality�察�continued to do so for the rest of the morning�察�

now with some sort of apology�察�now with none at all�察�and the bottle 

began to look foolish before dinner was served。  It was such a meal 

as he had himself predicted�此�beef�察�greens�察�potatoes�察�mustard in a 

teacup�察�and beer in a brown jug that was all over hounds�察�horses�察�

and hunters�察�with a fox at the fat end and a gigantic John Bull ´ 

for all the world like Fenn ´ sitting in the midst in a bob´wig and 

smoking tobacco。  The beer was a good brew�察�but not good enough for 

the Major�察�he laced it with brandy ´ for his cold�察�he said�察�and in 

this curative design the remainder of the bottle ebbed away。  He 

called my attention repeatedly to the circumstance�察�helped me 

pointedly to the dregs�察�threw the bottle in the air and played 

tricks with it�察�and at last�察�having exhausted his ingenuity�察�and 

seeing me remain quite blind to every hint�察�he ordered and paid for 

another himself。



As for the Colonel�察�he ate nothing�察�sat sunk in a muse�察�and only 

awoke occasionally to a sense of where he was�察�and what he was 

supposed to be doing。  On each of these occasions he showed a 

gratitude and kind courtesy that endeared him to me beyond 

expression。  'Champdivers�察�my lad�察�your health��' he would say。  

'The Major and I had a very arduous march last night�察�and I 

positively thought I should have eaten nothing�察�but your fortunate 

idea of the brandy has made quite a new man of me ´ quite a new 

man。'  And he would fall to with a great air of heartiness�察�cut 

himself a mouthful�察�and�察�before he had swallowed it�察�would have 

forgotten his dinner�察�his company�察�the place where he then was�察�and 

the escape he was engaged on�察�and become absorbed in the vision of 

a sick´room and a dying girl in France。  The pathos of this 

continual preoccupation�察�in a man so old�察�sick�察�and over´weary�察�and 

whom I looked upon as a mere bundle of dying bones and death´pains�察�

put me wholly from my victuals�此�it seemed there was an element of 

sin�察�a kind of rude bravado of youth�察�in the mere relishing of food 

at the same table with this tragic father�察�and though I was well 

enough used to the coarse�察�plain diet of the English�察�I ate scarce 

more than himself。  Dinner was hardly over before he succumbed to a 

lethargic sleep�察�lying on one of the mattresses with his limbs 

relaxed�察�and his breath seemingly suspended ´ the very image of 

dissolution。



This left the Major and myself alone at the table。  You must not 

suppose our TETE´A´TETE was long�察�but it was a lively period while 

it lasted。  He drank like a fish or an Englishman�察�shouted�察�beat 

the table�察�roared out songs�察�quarrelled�察�made it up again�察�and at 

last tried to throw the dinner´plates through the window�察�a feat of 

which he was at that time quite incapable。  For a party of 

fugitives�察�condemned to the most rigorous discretion�察�there was 

never seen so noisy a carnival�察�and through it all the Colonel 

continued to sleep like a child。  Seeing the Major so well 

advanced�察�and no retreat possible�察�I made a fair wind of a foul 

one�察�keeping his glass full�察�pushing him with toasts�察�and sooner 

than I could have dared to hope�察�he became drowsy and incoherent。  

With the wrong´headedness of all such sots�察�he would not be 

persuaded to lie down upon one of the mattresses until I had 

stretched myself upon another。  But the comedy was soon over�察�soon 

he slept the sleep of the just�察�and snored like a military music�察�

and I might get up again and face ��as best I could�� the excessive 

tedium of the afternoon。



I had passed the night before in a good bed�察�I was denied the 

resource of slumber�察�and there was nothing open for me but to pace 

the apartment�察�maintain the fire�察�and brood on my position。  I 

compared yesterday and to´day ´ the safety�察�comfort�察�jollity�察�open´

air exercise and pleasant roadside inns of the one�察�with the 

tedium�察�anxiety�察�and discomfort of the other。  I remembered that I 

was in the hands of Fenn�察�who could not be more false ´ though he 

might be more vindictive ´ than I fancied him。  I looked forward to 

nights of pitching in the covered cart�察�and days of monotony in I 

knew not what hiding´places�察�and my heart failed me�察�and I was in 

two minds whether to slink off ere it was too late�察�and return to 

my former solitary way of travel。  But the Colonel stood in the 

path。  I had not seen much of him�察�but already I judged him a man 

of a childlike nature ´ with that sort of innocence and courtesy 

that�察�I think�察�is only to be found in old soldiers or old priests ´ 

and broken with years and sorrow。  I could not turn my back on his 

distress�察�could not leave him alone with the selfish tr

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